The FREE way to BackUp your Important data

No one really thinks about backups 'till their hard drive actually fails. A few months ago I read a sentence over at Lifehacker that really got me thinking about backing up my stuff, it said: "It's not a matter of whether or not your computer's disk will fry, it's a matter of when."

Now if that doesn't hit you it sure hit me boy!!!
I have computers that are over 7 years old and that have actually been running for most of that time(Yea I'm broke). So this really bothered me and pushed me to the point of action. That's all it really takes folks, we all know we should backup but most of us keep saying that we'll get to it later. I urge you to reconsider...

Here's my setup:
(please feel free to let me know of better alternatives)

My local backup consists of a server I setup with RESTORE on it. It is a ubuntu-based server made just for backups. You can follow lifehacker's tutorial: Create Your Own Cross-Platform Backup Server. It's actually really easy to setup and like the title says it is cross-platform so it will work with most of the OS' you are running at home. If you already have an ubuntu server, you can actually just add the sources to your repo and set it up on your current server. Hopefully your like me and you have a few old PC's lying around. If not, well this kills the whole free idea I was going for...

Now you might be thinking that this setup will suffice but it actually doesn't even come close. What happens if your house burns down??? What happens if you live in Florida(like me)????Natural disasters and what not...?? Yea so we need to have another method: Remote Backup.

This might seem expensive, but as of right now, it's not.

This is what I got:
MozyHome for my windows documents. They have a free 2Gb space, so docs were really the only option I had.
Humyo for my pictures and various types of media. They offer 30Gb's but 25 of them have to be media-type files. Which is not a problem at all.
SpiderOak for my linux and mac documents. They also have the free 2Gb space.

I am not writing a setup guide on this because I think that you guys should at least read up on your options before making your decision. If you need help setting something up feel free to leave a comment.